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Rock Paper Shotgun | RimWorld switches engine from Unity to the devs' own, faster Waylith Engine, all apparently without breaking mods somehow
Ashley Schofield · 10m ago · 1 min read
An upcoming update for RimWorld changes its engine from Unity to the devs' in-house Waylith Engine, speeding the game up without breaking community mods.
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10:30
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Rock Paper Shotgun | Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse review - a fantastic action game, a less than stellar Metroidvania
Ashley Schofield · 27m ago · 7 min read
Our Castlevania: Belmont's Curse PC review finds it to be an excellent action game that forgets its a metroidvania
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10:31
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PC Gamer | Museum resurrects '70s supercomputer by daisychaining 30 elderly Mac Minis together
Jess Kinghorn · 44m ago · 3 min read
Happy birthday, Apple.
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11:15
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Rock Paper Shotgun | Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls to add Jane Foster's Thor, Venom and Jubilee - following Phoenix Cyclops - in its Year One DLC pass
Ashley Schofield · 27m ago · 2 min read
Marvel Tōkon's Year One DLC pass is revealed to include Phoenix Cyclops, Jane Foster's Thor, Venom, and Jubilee, running through Summer 2027.
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11:16
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PC Gamer | Gigabyte rolls back on claims Intel LGA1700 chips coming early 2027, but we know what's up
Jacob Ridley · 30m ago · 3 min read
Looks like Gigabyte made an error when it posted about Intel's upcoming LGA1700 chips last week.
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11:16
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PC Gamer | A new 480 GB GPU just dropped and I'm asking why the AI folks get to have all the fun
Jacob Fox · 13m ago · 4 min read
So that's where all the memory went.
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11:16
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PC Gamer | Don't neglect crafting furniture in your Arc Raiders outpost—it unlocks hundreds of extra storage slots
Sean Martin · 11m ago · 3 min read
Turns out decorating your home away from home isn't purely cosmetic.
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13:02
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PC Gamer | HP already selling Eliteboard refresh with 32 GB RAM and an AMD Gorgon Point CPU
Jess Kinghorn · 1h ago · 3 min read
I'll be saving my pennies for something—anything—else, personally.
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13:02
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PC Gamer | Dead Space creator says he was 'forced to ship' The Callisto Protocol by Krafton: 'We had f*cking Covid'
Harvey Randall · 1h ago · 3 min read
Kraftoff.
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13:02
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PC Gamer | Planet Zoo 2 review
Rick Lane · 18m ago · 9 min read
The animals are as beautiful as ever, but they're trapped in a cage of rote micromanagement.
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13:02
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Rock Paper Shotgun | Cut Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced epilogue scene, that could hint at fresh 18th century stabby hijinks, allegedly taken down by Ubisoft following datamine
Mark Warren · 1h ago · 2 min read
Datamined footage of a cut Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced epilogue scene has seemingly been taken down by Ubisoft.
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13:02
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Rock Paper Shotgun | Tekken 8 finally gives a first look at upcoming guest Yujiro Hanma from Baki, and he looks just as grotesque as you'd expect
Ashley Schofield · 1h ago · 2 min read
Evo France saw the first look at Baki's Yujiro Hanma in Tekken 8, with all the muscle definition you could maybe go without, honestly.
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14:32
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Rock Paper Shotgun | Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams is as tired of genAI in the industry as anyone else, and is pretty set on never using it
Ashley Schofield · 49m ago · 2 min read
Tarn Adams, developer of Dwarf Fortress, has some strong feelings on genAI and feels very little could make him budge on that.
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14:35
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PC Gamer | RimWorld has a new engine and it's literal magic
Joshua Wolens · 37m ago · 3 min read
Quite the feat.
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15:22
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PC Gamer | Get ready for the Radeon price hikes: AMD reportedly raises GDDR6 prices for its GPU partners
Jess Kinghorn · 42m ago · 3 min read
Getting worse before it gets better.
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15:22
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PC Gamer | Hundreds of layoffs and many cancelled projects later, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reportedly says 'we will not survive' without new IPs
Harvey Randall · 25m ago · 3 min read
Having one's cake and eating it too is meant to be a metaphor.
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16:02
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Rock Paper Shotgun | GTA 6 PC release planned for early 2027, report claims, which could mean we're playing in time for GTA Online 2: Vice City 4 U or whatever they call it
Mark Warren · 31m ago · 2 min read
GTA 6's PC release is being planned for early 2027 by Rockstar, a new report claims.
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16:02
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Rock Paper Shotgun | No, I am not evil for wanting to turn space whale city-builder Beyond These Stars into a Moby Dick simulator
Edwin Evans-Thirlwell · 2m ago · 5 min read
Out this week on PC, Beyond These Skies is a sturdy, sustainably-minded city builder in which you form a symbiotic bond with a planet-sized whale.
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16:05
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PC Gamer | Ben Affleck lost 3 years to Starcraft, has strong Valorant opinions, and mourns RTSes as a genre
Joshua Wolens · 45m ago · 3 min read
He's also handsome and wealthy. I'm beginning to think we're the same guy.
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16:45
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Rock Paper Shotgun | Going Medieval's new diplomacy update is all about calling your neighbouring settlements for favours, which yes, may mean delivering a cow or two in return
Oisin Kuhnke · 16m ago · 1 min read
It's a little more complicated than that, though.
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16:48
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PC Gamer | I was excited by Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons until the protagonist pulled out a sword
Rick Lane · 4m ago · 7 min read
Can't we just stick to the magic?
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17:30
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Rock Paper Shotgun | "They thought Callisto was a complete failure": Glen Schofield blames publishers Krafton for The Callisto Protocol's crash landing
Ashley Schofield · 30m ago · 2 min read
Following the somewhat disappointing release of The Callisto Protocol after release date changes, Glen Schofield lays the blame on publisher Krafton.
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17:30
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Rock Paper Shotgun | Ratocalypse might sound like a low-budget horror flick, but it's actually a neat looking Fire Emblem adjacent strategy auto battler
Oisin Kuhnke · 1m ago · 1 min read
And it has a Steam demo you can try out for yourself!
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17:33
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PC Gamer | How to complete The Emissary in Valor Mortis
Sean Martin · 33m ago · 2 min read
Find a way to get past the poison clouds.
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17:34
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PC Gamer | How to complete An Unheard Farewell in Valor Mortis
Sean Martin · 33m ago · 3 min read
Find the missing scouts for the Adjutant Sous-Officier.
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17:34
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PC Gamer | I can summon jumbo jets and boats from the sky in GTA 5 now, and I'll do it in the middle of crowded intersections if I want to
Joshua Wolens · 33m ago · 3 min read
And I do want to.
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17:34
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PC Gamer | How to complete The Scarecrow in Valor Mortis
Sean Martin · 33m ago · 3 min read
Track down the unfortunate man's missing possessions.
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17:34
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PC Gamer | How to equip ambers in Valor Mortis
Sean Martin · 33m ago · 2 min read
Slot these rare gems to gain passive bonuses and abilities.
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17:34
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PC Gamer | Can you beat General Lothaire in Valor Mortis?
Sean Martin · 33m ago · 3 min read
Beat this big boss first time.
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18:16
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Rock Paper Shotgun | Coming soon to Invincible VS, it's your copyright-friendly neighbourhood Agent Spider
Ashley Schofield · 16m ago · 2 min read
Agent Spider announced to swing into Invincible Vs sometime soon, with a lot of knowing looks at the camera regarding the other arachnid
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18:17
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PC Gamer | Report claims Grand Theft Auto 6 will launch on PC sooner than anyone expected
Andy Chalk · 9m ago · 4 min read
If the rumored release window is accurate, it means the new GTA will hit PC just a few months after consoles—something almost unheard of from Rockstar.
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19:35
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Rock Paper Shotgun | Echoes of Delicious in Dungeon ring out in Deep Dish Dungeon, a co-op dungeon crawler about making meals with whatever you can scrounge up that's out now
Oisin Kuhnke · 1h ago · 1 min read
And, you know, exploring a dungeon.
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21:06
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PC Gamer | World of Warcraft: Forever won't destroy what made old classes so satisfying
Tyler Colp · 26m ago · 4 min read
You will wait patiently for your next ability and you will learn to love it.
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21:06
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PC Gamer | Legendary level designer Richard 'Levelord' Gray has died
Andy Chalk · 14m ago · 5 min read
Gray got his start with Duke Nukem 3D, before moving to co-found Ritual Entertainment.
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21:06
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Rock Paper Shotgun | Escher's Dream is a Portal 2 mod inspired by the non-euclidean works of the classic artist that will leave you feeling only a little bit nauseated
Oisin Kuhnke · 37m ago · 1 min read
Just don't look down. Or up. Or to the side. Or anywhere.
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22:35
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Rock Paper Shotgun | Send in the Clown is a turn-based RPG comedy about fighting one annoying child at a birthday party where there's only one fight in the whole game
Oisin Kuhnke · 41m ago · 2 min read
Not a joke!
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22:38
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PC Gamer | Kojima says he was 'just like Bryan' from the Resident Evil movie when he played RE1 in 1996: 'I kept getting game over after game over, shouting F***!'
Christopher Livingston · 34m ago · 3 min read
"It’s a film about the experience of playing Resident Evil, controller in hand."
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22:39
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PC Gamer | Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says he 'failed' with Max Payne 3, and I'm sorry Danno but that's just plain wrong
Andy Chalk · 19m ago · 6 min read
Hear me out.
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